Our Mission

To provide outstanding service and expertise for our customers, which include faculty, staff, graduate and teaching assistants, student assistants, federal college work study students, prospective employees and retirees.

Are you retiring soon? HR welcomes you to review the "Preparing for Retirement Checklist" to guide you through the steps required, with help from Employee Benefits, for a smooth transition into retirement (new)!

Human Resources

Professional Employees

For non-teaching professional staff and postdoctoral associates

Employment

New York State's SUNY unclassified professional service was created in the 1970's
for the unique needs of SUNY as a degree-granting institution with academic and professional
positions not applicable to state tests; instead, higher-education degrees are a required
part of qualifications for professional positions. SUNY unclassified staff in non-teaching
titles include UUP Professional and Management Confidential staff.

Employment guidelines for professional employees are based upon the SUNY Policies
of the Board of Trustees. In addition, UUP Professionals are represented by the Professional
Services Bargaining Unit within the United University Professions (UUP).

Policies & Procedures

Professional Appointments

Classification and Titles

UUP Professionalemployees andManagement Confidential Professional employees are appointed within SUNY-wide Professional Titles. Often, there is also a campus title describing the employee's campus role within
a particular title. The campus job description and performance program includes
more detailed information tailored to the department and the employee's unique responsibilities.

Management/Confidential Professional Employees

M/C professional appointments (administrative) are at the discretion of the campus
president and are not represented by a union. The M/C group, as defined by the Taylor
Law, includes New York State employees with a variety of backgrounds and expertise,
encompassing a broad range of occupations. In this group are policy-making managers,
middle managers, and specialists in fields as diverse as education, law, computer
science, medicine, administrative support, and law enforcement. The Taylor Law, while
it authorizes collective negotiations for most of New York State's public employees,
does not permit M/C employees to organize or to bargain collectively on terms and
conditions of employment due to the nature of the work their positions require, as
defined by that law. More information can be found on the website for the New York State Governor's Office of Employee Relations (GOER).

UUP Professional Employees

Both Faculty and Professional employees (except for M/C) are covered under the UUP
contract. This section addresses topics for UUP Professional employees.

Salary & Other Compensation

Accruals: Time and Attendance (Leave Records)

In accordance with the SUNY Policies of the Board of Trustees, professional employees
earn vacation, holiday and sick leave. Maintaining leave records is required to certify
attendance and assure that we are correctly accruing these important benefits.

Please complete and sign, along with your supervisor, your quarterly time records
each month. You will want to keep a copy for your records. The original is sent to
the Office of Human Resources quarterly. For instructions and forms, see our Time and Attendance page.

Leaves

As employees of the State of New York, we are not eligible for NYS short-term disability
payments; instead we earn leave accruals to help retain pay status during approved
absences. Leave policies include many situations and have various options for paid
or unpaid leave. Please visit our Leaves of Absence page for more information.

Alternative Work Options

Resignations / Separating from Service

Professional employees who intend to leave the University should give 30 day's notice
to their supervisor and Human Resources whenever possible. Information regarding
final paycheck, balance of contract or vacation payout if applicable, end dates for
benefits programs and other concerns can be discussed with Human Resources.

Phased Retirement Program

UUP and M/C Professional staff can arrange ways to transition from full-time employment
to retirement by reducing their work percentage over a year or more.

Professional Staff Senate (PSS)

The Professional Staff Senate (PSS) is the officially recognized organization of professional
employees at Binghamton University. PSS consists of elected members who represent
the concerns of constituents via a calendar of regular meetings. http://www.binghamton.edu/pss/

Our Mission

To provide outstanding service and expertise for our customers, which include faculty, staff, graduate and teaching assistants, student assistants, federal college work study students, prospective employees and retirees.

Are you retiring soon? HR welcomes you to review the "Preparing for Retirement Checklist" to guide you through the steps required, with help from Employee Benefits, for a smooth transition into retirement (new)!